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excellent arrangements for the support of the clergy and appointed the 
illustrious sage as bishop of the three great monasteries, Paimin-ssi, 13 
Hunfussi and Tshi-an-ssi. 
Than-ssan-tsan introduced the three orders of priesthood and the 
five methods of meditation among the clergy, and wrote commentaries on the 
S'at'a-sahasrika, according to the Yogacharya method, eight treatises on his 
own system (Vipulacharya), the Lankavatara sutra and many other 
sutrantas. 
He also wrote many sastras in general, such as Nyaya Sangraha, 
Ivriya Sangraha, &c., &c., and devoted all his attention and energies to 
diffusing the Mahayana and Yogacharya schools. He erected a lofty 
chaitya called Arya Pantha to the south of the monastery of Tshi-ain-ssi, 
in which he deposited palmleaf MSS. in Sanskrit of Indian scriptures and 
some sacred relics. He collected one million sacred images from various 
sources, ransomed 10,000 animal lives, distributed alms to 10,000 men and 
offered ten millions of lamps to sacred beings. Having worked for a period 
of nearly forty years to promote the well-being of all living beings, at the 
age of six,ty-five he was emancipated from mundane sufferings. The 
Vipulacharya doctrine of Buddhism, taught by him, was obtained by him 
from his teacher Danta Bhadra. The following were the illustrious pro¬ 
fessors whom he followed : 
1. 
Buddha. 
5. 
Dharma Kakshita. 
2. 
Maitreya. 
6. 
Ananda. 
3. 
Ary a Sanga. 
7. 
Vinaya Bhadra. 
4. 
Vasu Mitra. 
8. 
Danta-sena. 
It was Than-ssan-tsan who first introduced this system of Buddhism 
into China. The name Than-ssan-tsan means “ the knower of the three 
Pitakas in the kingdom of Than.” 14, Prom one of Than-ssan-tsan’s pupils 
named Khuhu-ki-fusi, Ti-yan-Shi-han-shehu (teacher of the S'unyata 
philosophy) and other learned Hwashans received instruction, and handed 
down the system to posterity. 
IV. The spread or the S'unyata philosophy. 
Buddha delivered this philosophy to Manju Gliosha 15 who in turn 
delivered it to Nagarjuna. The following were the eminent teachers of 
this philosophy : — 
1, Nagarjuna. 2, Arya Deva, also called Nila-netra, on account of his 
having two spots, as large as the eyes, on both his cheeks. Plis real name 
was Chandrakirti. 3, Svami Prajna-rasmi. 4, the Chinese sage Yese-pal 
who was miraculously visited by Nagarjuna. 5, Yese-Lodoi, from whom 
13 Variously called Pai-massi or Piman-ssi. 
14 He was a member of the Than royal family, 
15 The same as Manjusri. 
